Use databases for specialized and the most up-to-date information, especially academic (scholarly) sources that are not available for free on the Web. See the Articles & Databases page for a full list of databases available.

EbscoHost
Ebscohost is a brand name for more than 25 multi-disciplinary databases with coverage from 1980 to the present.

Gale Powersearch Gale Powersearch is a brand name for several databases with coverage from 1980 to the present. Two databases are good for HIT topics:Health Reference Center AcademicHealth & Wellness Resource Center
These two databases partially overlap in coverage, but each one has some unique resources.

Pubmed
"PubMed Central (PMC) is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature." Indexes the Journal of AHIMA.

e-Journals

Advance for Information Professionals http://health-information.advanceweb.com
Bi-weekly publication with articles on the HIM field. Affiliated with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the American Association for Medical Transcription (AAMT).

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. 17th ed.
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/
Searchable online version, based on the 1999 edition, but with some topics updated more recently. This medical text is intended for health professionals. Access information through the table of contents or through keyword searching

DRG Weights

Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services. Acute Inpatient Prospective Payment System
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/hipps/ippspufs.asp
DRG Weights. Access to the Federal Register and DRG weights for 2004 and other years as well

Jobscience: Specialized Health Resource
http://www.jobscience.com
Job board for health information management and other healthcare professions. Includes link to the Jobscience.com newsletter (registration required) which includes helpful tips and other information for job seekers.